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Yet Another Phantom Thief || closed: whiteknighthakuba
Perceptive. In the past, the police had ever only gone so far as to investigate those who had a known grudge against the owners of her targets. In fact, the only attention she got from the police in these instances was an appreciative glance or two due to her appearance — if she even allowed herself to be seen by them. But young Sherlock here was living up to the name by suspecting virtually anyone and everyone. Including, of course, her.
Inwardly, the blonde groaned. The prospects are just looking better and better.. When it seemed he wasn’t looking, she shot a longing glance to the balcony. Slipping away from events for air outside on the balcony or from a stroll in the gardens of an event venue was common practice for her.
And the idea of getting as much air as possible between them seemed to becoming a wiser plan with every passing moment. As attractive and charming as the detective was, Jeanne would rather not have him coming on to her — at least, not her identity. Cough. Sharpen up, you’re still information-hunting. Not entertainment-hunting.
Eyes wide with mock reproach, she said, “My, you wound me. To think that I am suspect, if that is indeed what you’re implying.”
The look was wiped as she smiled dazzlingly at him. “I am guilty, however, with the risk of overfilling my closet and..” Here she stepped closer than the dance required to, smiling impishly up to him.
”..I suppose, speaking to questionable, attractive men?”
“Questionable?” Hakuba asked, giving his own charming smile – a lopsided, playful smirk. The closer she got, the more focus the detective gave her, one hand moving to the small of her back to hold her there against him, where she’d put herself. “Oh, come now… Attractive, yes, but that is only to compliment your beauty.”
Wait, she didn’t want him to come onto her? Oops.
The detective pulled her through the next steps of the dance, sweeping along the marbled floors with precision and poise. Away from the balcony.
“And, please… everyone is a suspect; it’s hardly anything personal, my darling."
“It is fine. I thought you hated me for the longest time as well. Between the bickering and the attempts to get me to confess about being KID…” He grinned impishly, though he was still close to Hakuba.
The blush was adorable, if he were being honest. Not that he’d say that to Hakuba. Though it’d make him blush more, KID didn’t want to overdo it. He’d been through quite a bit already tonight and flustering him even more would be rude and unwise.
“Maybe you should listen to your presumptions.”
That… That was not at all how Hakuba had expected Kaito to react. Startled, he turned to the thief again, eyes wide and uncharacteristically honest. Vulnerable. He didn’t dare smile because he didn’t understand. What had he meant by that?
The end result was a red-faced anxious detective, stunned to silence with confusion, concern, hope, despair, and fear written all over him at once. It was not a side that he showed to anyone, really. Not at all the calm, cold, and collected front that he usually presented.
He gulped, swallowing hard, hanging on every word, afraid that if he said anything, he’d destroy everything.
But oh, how he wanted to kiss him again.
Some Nights (blackfeatherswhitedoves)
KID didn’t mind Hakuba clinging, though it was obvious he was nowhere near as comfortable in the air as the thief was. This was to be expected though, he supposed. He didn’t have much time to ponder on it though; they were losing altitude fast.
KID steered toward his chosen landing area, scanning the area for any potential dangers as he started the actual descent. Once they were close enough to the ground, KID started reaching for his glider release button. “Ready, Tantei? Brace yourself!”
As soon as the order was given, KID released the glider, the pair dropping a few feet to the ground. He loosened his hold on the half-Brit and took a few running steps, keeping his balance until the momentum was gone.
Ready?
Ready for what?!
Hakuba pried his face away long enough to see the ground, just in time for it to come rushing at them much faster than he wanted it to be. Fortunately, even though there was plenty of internal screaming, the detective managed to have the presence of mind to unravel himself from the thief and likewise hit the ground running.
Unfortunately, he was not nearly as good at this as Kaitou was, or as in practice, and the impact was far too heavy. It slowed him down and, after the first few unconscious steps of momentum, stumbled until he was pitched forward.
At least this time he hit the ground with a roll – sort of (it wasn’t intentional) – turning over himself as his shoulder didn’t have quite enough leverage against the ground to stop the rest of his body that came right after. Palms stinging, Hakuba hurried to get back to his feet, suddenly aware of several fresh sensations of pain. But that didn’t matter; he had to keep up.
“I kid a bit, Hakuba. I wouldn’t mind if we continued a bit with drinking, but not to the point of everything become a muddied blur.”
The way Hakuba was acting made him grin. He kissed Hakuba’s cheek. “What do you mean, though? You seem rather flustered… Are you not used to this?” A legitimate question on KID’s part. He was completely unaware of Hakuba’s private life.
“Ah… not… exactly…”
Hakuba turned his head away and dropped his head into his hands and groaned. If there was ever a time that he regretted his life choices, this moment was at the top of the list. God, how to explain? These moments, looking back in retrospect at of everything, it seemed quite obvious that the detective was a complete idiot. But how to convey that while also making it clear how he really felt about Kaito?
“Bloody hell…” Hakuba sighed. Was it his turn to tell Kaito far more information than he’d ever asked for? “Hotel rooms are wonderful for social calls and… networking which, you know, is… working. Ah… I…"
Was he explaining it well? Did he need to elaborate? Wait, what had he even said so far? Perhaps a different approach.
"For the longest time, I thought you couldn’t stand me. I watched you, got to know you from a distance. I’ve become quite fond of you. But I never expected that you…” What, return the affection? What if Kaito didn’t actually care and this was all casual for him?
Blushing furiously, Hakuba looked down at the carpet just beyond his feet.
“My apologies, I don’t want to presume anything. Not that there’s anything to presume. I just mean…”
Shit.
“You can call me Kaito if you want. Just be careful in public, as I would rather I didn’t get arrested. And I wasn’t aware that the full moon was then… This will be interesting, at least.” Oh, shit. “Maybe make it part of the act. I could put in fake fangs and add in a trick or two to incorporate vampires or something similar.
“Though you request that, I will say this. If you get drunk, it may dull the awareness for a time, but you eventually snap back and have to deal with whatever it is you’re avoiding.” KID kissed Hakuba’s neck lightly, then leaned and whispered in Hakuba’s ear. “I hope I’m not that much of a pain, that you’d rather drink yourself into a stupor.”
The detective’s mind was trying to wrap itself around the relevancy of vampires with limited success when all of that came to an abrupt halt. First, it occurred to Hakuba that Kaito might be rejecting his request for more alcohol. That was a pain. Secondly – oh, god, the closeness, the touch to his neck, the… the whisper. Warm breath on his ear..
Hakuba let out a huff of air and took a moment to steady himself, head muddled with distractions.
“N-no…Kaito-kun…” he shook his head, chest aching with the burning flutter of his heart. “…God, no. I mean, if I can’t have both…”
What was he saying?!
“Ah, I mean-! You and… and, we… Ah…"
Flustered, he winced and turned his head to Kaito, Just how poorly was he doing in this whole rendezvous, anyway?
“.Akako just opened my eyes to the existence of magic. But Kudou reversing time by whatever the hell happened to him is a sort of immortality, isn’t it? You just revert back to youth and relive life.”
KID scratched the back of his head. Oh, boy… “During the full moon, I get weird red marks along my veins and they glow in the moonlight. It would be cool if people weren’t terrified when they saw me. It takes a hell of a lot for me to get injured and I heal quickly when it somehow happens. It’s been about a month.”
He was anxious for once. Hakuba passing out again would not be pleasant and he’d rather not cause it twice, especially in such a short time. All the same, he should probably come clean, otherwise Hakuba would be freaking out more later. “There’s stories about that gem that describe it as emitting tears in certain circumstances and that drinking the tears make people immortal. I don’t know if that also applies to me or not.
“But I’m still the same pain in the neck thief. That hasn’t changed.”
Hakuba leaned back, out of Kaito’s personal space, and pressed a hand against the side of his face. Then he moved to pinch the bridge of his nose, eyes closing.
“God, I’m still far too sober for this."
Deep breath. Sigh.
"What name would you like me to call you…? I’m about to ask you to fetch the bottle of scotch for me, please. And to confirm that you are still a pain in the neck, and express my sincerest hope that you are the same. God, did you know that the next full moon is the charity event?”
He leaned forward, bracing himself with his elbows to his knees.
“Scotch. I need the scotch. I need it badly.”
Ohshit.“Um… Uh… About that…” KID laughed nervously, then sighed and set his drink down on the floor. He took off his gloves and set them aside. This was going to be a long night… “Hakuba, please don’t freak out.”
He removed the contacts. Well, he’d have to get a new pair soon. If this pair so easily slipped, he’d need a better pair to perform heists. “My eyes turn red at night, so I have to wear these. That gem they’re after to become immortal? It was real. I destroyed it. Unfortunately, it had side effects.”
Don’t freak out. That wasn’t comforting.
Hakuba took in a breath and steeled himself, incredulous expression slipping into place out of habit. He opened his mouth, hesitated, then closed it, raising a hand to his chin to think.
Then he bit his lip.
“…Let me get this straight. There is a group that is being referred to as ‘ravens’ that are trying to do something impossible, which you’ve now just specified is finding a gem to become immortal… and this whole time you’ve been after it, too… which I guess explains the heists… And you found it. And destroyed it. And now your eyes are red at night.”
The detective let out a shaky breath.
“And this somehow has to do with Koizumi-san. And, I imagine, Kudou-san and Edogawa-kun.”
Clicking his tongue, Hakuba then looked up at the ceiling.
“What kind of side effects, specifically, does it come with? How long has this been going on?"
“Yeah. My eye itches just a bit.” He stopped for a moment and blinked. Okay, it was still irritating him, but it could be worse. He was unaware of how the contact had slipped out of place and revealed one of his eyes more.
“Anyway, there’s still a lot of stuff I don’t understand about all of it.” He took a drink. “I’m not the best person to ask for information on the ravens. I’m mostly on the periphery of this whole debacle.”
The nonsense talk about ravens went ignored as the detective stared at the other boy. No. It wasn’t a normally occurring phenomenon that made Kaito’s eyes look that way. It couldn’t be. Hakuba stiffened as he leaned in closer, lips pressing into a thin, straight line.
“Ah… contacts…” Hakuba tilted his head. “That’s what was off about your eyes. But- why? Your vision is 20/20 if I’m not mistaken, possibly better… And colored… What is… this?"
By this he meant the red, but already he was choking on his words.
Introduce yourself to the rest of the audience.
“I am Hakuba Saguru, detective. Further details can be found at my website, www.tantei-kun.com.”